Pflugerville Back Pain Patients Tips for Waiting on Relief: Walking, Breathing, Walking

Liminality. A time of waiting. A time of transition. The holidays have many of us waiting and transitioning to holiday gatherings and a new year. Back pain has some of us Pflugerville back pain and neck pain sufferers transitioning and waiting on a state of pain relief as well. The waiting is sometimes the toughest part. Waiting for the big holiday and waiting for the relief of back pain or neck pain are accompanied by anticipation. Exercising, breathing, and walking are beneficial ways to cope with the liminality. Pflugerville Wellness Center is right there with our Pflugerville chiropractic patients as they wait.

HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY

Back pain specialists will often assign ice/heat/exercise for home care. New reports are describing how deep breathing exercises (especially the pursed-lips version which sufferers reported as more calming and pleasant with stronger sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths per minute for 10 minutes two times a day for 4 weeks effectively brought about positive outcomes to enhance autonomic function by reducing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which allocated time to enter a ‘liminal space’ to contemplate on one’s struggles, relish some calmness, and process current feelings) (3) are useful. Pflugerville Wellness Center encourages any of these ideas to augment the healing, pain-relieving course of action with Pflugerville chiropractic services.

LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE

An interesting outcome from a study done in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – described the thinking state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers use to cope with their pain and its recovery path. The study has researchers interview sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica comes with its own unique set of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers illustrated the concept of “biographical suspension” as it pertains to sciatica patients who tend to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their prior, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also managing distress. This is a form of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, strengthened by a belief that sciatica is a passing problem that is fixable, not a long-term disease. Even those who experienced sciatic leg pain for some time maintained this belief. (4) Pflugerville Wellness Center is often awestruck by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to find a treatment that works for them. They frequently consult a variety of healthcare providers and try a variety of approaches as they just know there is help. Pflugerville back pain and Pflugerville leg pain patients are often relieved when they get to Pflugerville Wellness Center as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal condition, its treatment, its anticipated outcome, and its treatment plan including the frequency of visits and the expected timeframe for relief. The 50% Rule directs both: 50% subjective relief (how you feel) along with 50% objective relief (via specific test findings) reduce the treatment plan frequency by 50% (ex: daily visits change to every other day). Pflugerville Wellness Center is always monitoring the back and leg pain sufferer’s progress toward pain relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses how what the patient expects influences their pain relief via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Schedule your next Pflugerville chiropractic appointment today. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mingled with a little concern. Pflugerville Wellness Center understands this and has the experience in walking this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be endured alone!